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Jerry O’Connell deserved better. Frankly, anyone does than this, though O’Connell in particular is a solid actor who has thrived in raunchy comedies before. However, this marks a career low-point, if not for him (he at least still tries) than his agent for passing this script on to him. Ballbuster is one of the worst movies that I’ve seen in years, deeply unfunny, indifferently made, and downright embarrassing for its cast and crew. That anyone gave money for this to be made boggles the mind. It’s being released today, though a more apt description is that it’s escaping. Avoid it at all costs. The flick is, supposedly, a comedy, though all evidence to the contrary. After an opening sequence showcasing how tough his father was on him, we meet star basketball player Rich Johnson (O’Connell) in his waning years. Trying to win his new team their first championship,...

A big-hearted comedy invites us all to enjoy laughter, tears and love when Mother’S Day arrives on Digital HD on July 19, 2016, and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on August 2, 2016, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Jennifer Aniston (Horrible Bosses, “Friends”), Kate Hudson (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Almost Famous), Julia Roberts (Eat Pray Love, Erin Brockovich) and Jason Sudeikis (“The Last Man on Earth,” “Saturday Night Live”) lead an incredible cast in a film that connects the lives of a group of people maneuvering their way through relationships and family dysfunction in the week leading up to Mother’s Day. The Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD feature even more funny and feel-good moments with a gag reel and deleted scenes.

From Garry Marshall, the director of Pretty Woman and Valentine’s Day, comes Mother’S Day, an all-star comedy that celebrates parenthood and family. The star-studded...

Timothy Olyphant, Shay Mitchell, Britt Robertson, Jack Whitehall, Aasif Mandvi and Loni Love have all joined the cast of Garry Marshall's ensemble romantic comedy "Mother's Day" at Open Road Films.

Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis are already onboard the film which marks Marshall's third holiday-themed film of this type after "Valentine's Day" and "New Year's Eve".

Olyphant plays Aniston's ex-husband and Mitchell as his new wife, Robertson as a slightly neurotic new mother and Whitehall as her aspiring standup comedian boyfriend, Mandvi as the successful doctor husband of Hudson's character, and Love as a friend of Sudeikis' character.

Anya Kochoff-Romano, Lily Hollander, Matt Walker and Tom Hines penned the script and filming began in Atlanta this week ahead of an April 2016 release. Wayne Rice, Mike Karz, Daniel Diamond and Brandt Andersen are producing.

Source: Deadline...

Miles Ahead

The Film Society of Lincoln Centre have announced today that Don Cheadle's directorial debut "Miles Ahead," a biopic of legendary musician Miles Davis (played by Cheadle), will make its World Premiere as the Closing Night selection of the upcoming 53rd New York Film Festival. Emayatzy Corinealdi and Ewan McGregor also star in the film, and the festival runs September 25th to October 11th. [Source: Deadline]

Balls

Amy Poehler will star in and produce the sports comedy "Balls" for Universal Pictures and Paper Kite Productions. Scott Stuber and Dylan Clark will also produce.

Poehler will play a once-promising basketball coach who is asked to lead an NBA team. Ike Barinholtz will co-write the script with David Stassen and have a supporting role. [Source: Variety]

LeBron James

NBA superstar LeBron James and his SpringHill Entertainment label are partnering with Warner Bros. Entertainment in an agreement covering projects in TV, film and original digital content.

Read More: Watch: Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie Can't Stop Cheating in Raunchy Trailer for 'Sleeping with Other People' Open Road Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights for Gary Marshall's romantic comedy, "Mother's Day," starring Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis. The movie marks the third ensemble holiday film from Marshall after "Valentine's Day" and "New Year's Eve," though it's the first one that will not be distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures.  Keeping with the form of the previous two installments, "Mother's Day" will follow different mothers as they prepare for the eponymous holiday. The script was written by Anya Kochoff-Romano and Lily Hollander, Matt Walker and Tom Hines. The film will shoot in Atlanta starting in August. "We jumped at the chance to be a part of this film," stated Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films. "Audiences everywhere will surely enjoy.

The distributor has picked up all Us rights to rom-com to star Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis.

Garry Marshall will direct Mother’s Day and Wayne Rice and Gulfstream Pictures’ Mike Karz will produce Mother’s Day, which Open Road plans to release wide on April 29, 2016.

Daniel Diamond, who also serves as a producer, handles international sales through his Diamond Pictures. Jared Underwood and Danny Mandel of Aperture Media Partners provide the debt financing.

Anya Kochoff-Romano and Lily Hollander, Matt Walker and Tom Hines wrote the screenplay and principal photography will take place in Atlanta in August.

Open Road brokered the deal with CAA, which packaged the film and represented Us rights.

In other news, Kino Lorber has acquired all North American rights to Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht’s How To Smell A Rose: A Visit With Ricky Leacock In Normandy.

A look at what's new on DVD today:

"Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy"

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

Released by Universal Home Entertainment

Yes, we're finally getting the footage of the original Marty McFly, Eric Stoltz, for the first time, but for many simply having the hi-def version of Robert Zemeckis' time-travel franchise will be good enough. Commentaries, deleted scenes, a full-length documentary and much, much more come on this new set of the trilogy.

"Alien Anthology"

Directed by Ridley Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Released by Fox Home Entertainment

While not as much of an upgrade over its previous DVD release as "Back to the Future," the Blu-ray update of the four "Alien" films worth owning now boasts isolated scores for each film, all of Ridley Scott's sketches for the first "Alien," the uncut documentary of David Fincher's ill-fated "Alien 3" as...